Derek Peltier was born on March 4, 1985, in Plymouth, Minnesota. Peltier played his junior hockey with the Cedar Rapids Rough Riders of the USHL where he drew the attention of the Colorado Avalanche. The Avs would select Peltier 184th overall at the 2004 draft.

He spent the majority of the 2008-09 season with the Avalanche's AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters and received his first call-up to the NHL in March. In all, he appeared in 11 games in the NHL, failing to record a point.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

2003-04

Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

USHL

55

7

26

33

34

0

4

0

0

0

4

2004-05

University of Minnesota

WCHA

43

6

13

19

22

2005-06

University of Minnesota

WCHA

41

1

17

18

30

2006-07

University of Minnesota

WCHA

44

4

11

15

28

2007-08

University of Minnesota

WCHA

45

4

17

21

38

2007-08

Lake Erie Monsters

AHL

6

0

1

1

4

0

2008-09

Colorado Avalanche

NHL

11

0

0

0

2

-4

2008-09

Lake Erie Monsters

AHL

63

2

17

19

32

-1

2009-10

Colorado Avalanche

NHL

3

0

0

0

0

0

2009-10

Lake Erie Monsters

AHL

44

1

12

13

26

-8

2010-11

Peoria Rivermen

AHL

61

3

10

13

28

-9

4

0

1

1

0

2011-12

Iserlohn Roosters

Germany

43

3

7

10

12

2

0

0

0

2

2012-13

Iserlohn Roosters

Germany

43

0

5

5

35

NHL Totals

14

0

0

0

2

Signed to a PTO (professional tryout) contract by Peoria (AHL), October 7, 2010. Signed as a free agent by Iserlohn (Germany), June 30, 2011.